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Ms. Motino Galo from Louisville, KY is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Engagement and Comfort

Help me give my students Engage all senses, and boost language skills with multisensory-orthographic support in flexible seating. Learn, explore, and excel in a dynamic and inclusive learning environment!

  • $989 goal

This project expired on June 27, 2024.

This project expired on June 27, 2024.

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Multisensory-orthographic sight words can be particularly beneficial for multilingual learners as they engage multiple senses and learning modalities, making it easier for these learners to acquire and retain new vocabulary. By incorporating visual, auditory, and kinesthetic elements into the learning process, multisensory techniques can help reinforce connections between sounds, symbols, and meanings, which is especially important for individuals who are learning a new language. It provides a structured and systematic approach to building vocabulary and improving reading skills. By combining visual cues, auditory input, and kinesthetic activities. learners can strengthen their understanding of word recognition and spelling patterns more holistically. Flexible seating can support the emotional, social, and academic environment for language learners in several ways.

Emotionally, flexible seating can provide a more comfortable and personalized learning environment for language learners, which can help reduce feelings of stress or discomfort that may arise from language barriers or cultural differences.

Flexible seating can create a more inclusive and supportive atmosphere that promotes emotional well-being.

Socially, flexible seating can encourage collaboration, communication, and interaction among language learners. Students have the opportunity to engage with their peers more dynamically and interactively.

Academically, flexible seating can enhance the learning experience for language learners by promoting engagement, focus, and motivation. Students can choose a setup that best supports their academic needs and stay attentive, actively participate in lessons, and feel more invested in their learning process, ultimately leading to improved academic performance and language acquisition.

Ms. Motino Galo Johnsontown Road Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Louisville, KY View local requests

More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

58 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Flex-Space Lounge & Learn Table with Power - Gray • Lakeshore Learning Materials $399.00 1 $399.00
Flash Furniture 25" Laminate Laptop Desks Black (NANJN2792) • Quill.com $105.99 1 $105.99
Multisensory Sight Words Desktop Dictionary,Sets #1-3, Words 1-150 • Amazon Business $16.95 4 $67.80
Learning from Latino Teachers • Amazon Business $45.33 1 $45.33
Feppy: BILINGUAL Bundle #1 - Spanish/English BINGO Board Game & Yellow, the Happy Little Boat Books (2 bilingual hardcovers) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $40.00 1 $40.00
Multisensory Sight Word Cards, Set #2, Words 51-100 • Amazon Business $28.95 1 $28.95
Eyewords Colors, Shapes and Numbers Teaching Cards • Amazon Business $28.95 1 $28.95
Multisensory Sight Word Cards, Set #3, Words 101-150 • Amazon Business $28.95 1 $28.95
Multisensory Sight Word Cards, Set #1, Words 1-50 • Amazon Business $28.95 1 $28.95

Materials cost

$773.92

Vendor shipping charges

 $24.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$840.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$148.32

Total project goal

$988.80

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